Cringle
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A cringle at the corner of a sail.
A cringle is an eye through which to pass a rope. In nautical settings, the word refers to a small hole anywhere along the edge or in the corner of a sail, rimmed with stranded cordage and worked into the boltrope. Typically it encloses a metal grommet for reinforcement and to reduce wear. In this context, cringle and grommet coincide enough that the two are sometimes used interchangeably.
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A cringle frozen in place
External links
- Difference between tack cringle and clew cringle (with exhibit)
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